FHP: Crash victim was driving under the influence

Published: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 4:28 p.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 4:28 p.m.

A 24-year-old Ocala man killed late last year in a single-vehicle traffic crash on U.S. 441 had alcohol and drugs and in his system, according to a report released by the Florida Highway Patrol.

A toxicology report indicated that Robert Joseph Crowley Jr.'s blood alcohol level was .219, nearly three times more than the legal limit, according to Cpl. Wallace Dill, a traffic homicide investigator.

On Oct. 25, Crowley was driving a 2009 Toyota Camry southbound in the inside lane of U.S. 441 at Northwest 219th Street Road.

Troopers said Crowley lost control of the car while making a right turn and the vehicle veered onto the grassy shoulder and into a tree, then flipped over.

Crowley, who was returning home from a Florida Gators football game, was ejected from the car. He wasn't wearing a seat belt.

Crowley was transported to Shands at the University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville, where he died.

<p>A 24-year-old Ocala man killed late last year in a single-vehicle traffic crash on U.S. 441 had alcohol and drugs and in his system, according to a report released by the Florida Highway Patrol.</p><p>A toxicology report indicated that Robert Joseph Crowley Jr.'s blood alcohol level was .219, nearly three times more than the legal limit, according to Cpl. Wallace Dill, a traffic homicide investigator.</p><p>On Oct. 25, Crowley was driving a 2009 Toyota Camry southbound in the inside lane of U.S. 441 at Northwest 219th Street Road.</p><p>Troopers said Crowley lost control of the car while making a right turn and the vehicle veered onto the grassy shoulder and into a tree, then flipped over.</p><p>Crowley, who was returning home from a Florida Gators football game, was ejected from the car. He wasn't wearing a seat belt.</p><p>Crowley was transported to Shands at the University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville, where he died.</p><p>Officials believe the vehicle was traveling 69 mph.</p>